Avian influenza risk to Australian poultry industry from free range farm practices

Author(s)
Singh, Mini
Ruhnke, Isabelle
De Koning, Carolyn
Drake, Kelly
Hinch, Geoffrey
Skerman, Alan
Scott, Andrea
Hernandez-Jover, Martha
Groves, Peter
Toribio, Jenny-Ann
Publication Date
2015
Abstract
Purpose: The 7 highly pathogenic AI outbreaks in Australia since 1976 all involved non-exotic H7 and caused clinical disease on commercial poultry farms. The two most recent outbreaks in 2012-2013 involved a farm with all/ some of the layer flock under free-range management. Industry concern about the AI risk posed by free-range farms arises from some practices on these farms (eg access to range) and evidence from wild bird surveillance of low pathogenic AI virus (including H5 and H7) present in 25 species of Australian birds, mostly native duck and coot species. However there are limited data to inform the actual risk for AI virus introduction posed by free-range management under Australian conditions.
Citation
Proceedings of the 14th International Symposium on Veterinary Epidemiology and Economics, p. 217-217
ISSN
1177-360X
Link
Language
en
Publisher
International Symposia on Veterinary Epidemiology and Economics
Title
Avian influenza risk to Australian poultry industry from free range farm practices
Type of document
Conference Publication
Entity Type
Publication

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